Windows 10: Indexing is not running

Discus and support Indexing is not running in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; File searches are extremely slow (about 10 times slower than in Windows 10). When I go to "Indexing Options" it tells me "indexing is not running" and...
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Indexing is not running

File searches are extremely slow (about 10 times slower than in Windows 10). When I go to "Indexing Options" it tells me "indexing is not running" and it doesn't let me enter anything under "Index these locations". Same is true under "Advanced Options".

Windows 10 has a built-in troubleshooter to check and fix issues with search and indexing of files and folders. I would suggest you to run this troubleshooter to check the status of the issue. Refer these steps:

Press Windows key + X, select
Control panel.

Change the view by option on the top right toLarge icons.

Click on troubleshooting and click on theview all option on the left panel.

One of the possible reasons why you're having issues when using search is because of a corrupted user profile. For us to assist you, we suggest that you create another account with administrator privileges and try to use the search feature again. Here's an
article that you can visit to see how to do it:
Create a local user or administrator account in Windows 10.

If the issue persists, we suggest that you perform the steps listed below to correct the settings of your Indexed folder:

Press the Start button.

Type %LocalAppData%.

Select Packages.

Click on windows.immersivecontrolpanel_cw5n1h2txyewy.

Choose LocalState.

Right-click the Indexed folder.

Click Properties.

Click Advanced.

Click the checkbox beside Allow files in this folder to have contents indexed in addition to file properties so that a check mark appears.

Click OK.

Click Apply.

Click OK. A window with a progress bar will pop up as the folder is indexed.

Click OK when the indexing progress is finished.

After doing the steps provided, kindly try to use the search feature again.

Kindly update us with the results and if you need further assistance, feel free to post back.

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